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“The Gibson Guy”: How Folkway Music’s Mark Stutman Became a Leading Vintage Guitar Expert

From the March/April 2021 issue of Acoustic Guitar | By David McPherson Photos by Claire Bégin The sound of a customer fingerpic... Read More...

Guitar Lesson: Simple Acoustic-Blues Tips That Can Improve Your Bottleneck-Slide Technique

From the March 2017 issue of Acoustic Guitar | BY PETE MADSEN THE PROBLEMYou find that you can’t get a powerful sound playing bottleneck slide—your tone is thi... Read More...

Illustration of Charley Patton from the book cover of Play the Blues Like. Features Patton playing his acoustic guitar on a porch, with young people looking at fireflies in the background.

Learn to Play Guitar Like Charley Patton, the Father of the Delta Blues

From the November 2016 issue of Acoustic Guitar | BY TOM FELDMANN |Illustration by Olivia Wise Widely known as the Father of the Delta Blues, Charley Patto... Read More...

Happy Traum, Stefan Grossman, Rory Block, and Steve James

Out of the Blues: Reflections on the 1960s Folk Revival

From the May/June 2020 issue of Acoustic Guitar | By Adam Perlmutter In the late 1950s and early ’60s, prewar acoustic blues guitarists such as Mississippi ... Read More...

Throwback Thursday: Watch Blues Great Skip James Play ‘Devil Got My Woman’

Mississippi-born blues legend Nehemiah "Skip" James (1902-1969) was one of the great success stories of the late '50s and '60s folk and blues revival. Though h... Read More...

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7 Essential Books for Fans of Delta Blues

If you're a fan of Delta blues, get your mojo working with these 7 essential Delta books.

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A step-by-step guide to using the fundamentals of music to unlock both the fretboard and your creativity.

Guitar Talk: Keb’ Mo’ on His Evolution as an Acoustic Player

Multiple Grammy Award-winning American blues artist Keb’ Mo’ counts collaborations with Taj Mahal, Jackson Browne, and Bonnie Raitt among his many golden moments.

Video Lesson: Learn the Bluesy Fundamentals of Eric Clapton’s Acoustic Style

From the November 2018 issue of Acoustic Guitar | BY ADAM LEVY Close your eyes for a moment and imagine Eric Clapton playing guitar. Y... Read More...

Acoustic Classic: ‘I Believe I’ll Dust My Broom’

From the July/August 2019 issue of Acoustic Guitar | BY ADAM PERLMUTTER Between 1936 and ’37, bluesman Robert Johnson recorded 29 song... Read More...